Home & Garden - 25 July 2007

It's not self cleaning.

2007-07-25 14:10:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I live in Maine and there are these brown Paotato bug like things all around my home. they don't look like potato bugs besides the fact that they are fat and round other than that they are totally brown (from what i have seen anyway) about the size of my pinky. (i know you don't know what my pinky looks like) any ideas?

2007-07-25 14:04:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-07-25 14:03:18 · 6 answers · asked by JOSETTE Z 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We just bought a new set of very nice towels. I washed amd dried them twice to get rid of the water repelling treatments. The lint trap filled up both times with "fuzz". We went ahead and started using the towels. They are very "pilled" and are making a mess in the shower when we dry off. Is there a good way to fix this or something that I can do (short of shaving the towels)? I hate to waste more water just repeatedly washing them but I can't come up with any other alternative.

2007-07-25 13:57:09 · 2 answers · asked by TJ 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

its for the little grill you put on a small table...

2007-07-25 13:45:00 · 7 answers · asked by Risa421 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-07-25 13:37:24 · 1 answers · asked by st_mcintosh 1 in Garden & Landscape

what is your favorite kind of flower?

2007-07-25 13:19:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-25 13:18:55 · 9 answers · asked by shotwho24 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I want to get as much somewhat ready this year as possible, what do I need to do ? it is currently grass and I was told it takes all winter to break down, we live in iowa

2007-07-25 13:13:39 · 5 answers · asked by mommy to be of 3 3 in Other - Home & Garden

sadly my mom doesnt have male friends to help us out. where should we look into getting help

2007-07-25 13:09:15 · 9 answers · asked by HelloThere 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

and an algecide, but it won'y go away - help please - does it take a while for algecide to work?

2007-07-25 13:09:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Also, if i only feed them for a couple of months,,,is this enough or do i need to do it all year long?
thnx for any helpful advice.

2007-07-25 13:05:21 · 7 answers · asked by Twinklestar 6 in Garden & Landscape

A family member smokes menthols and they practically stain whatever I wear over there. We get it, smoking is bad, don't waste our time. Is there something I can put in the house to cut down on the excessive odor?

2007-07-25 13:02:58 · 6 answers · asked by lewisthomasp 2 in Other - Home & Garden

so being the dope i am...i turned on an iron while it was still on my rug. consequently it made a plastic shield in the shape of an iron that is stuck to my living room. any ideas for loosening or getting that plastic out of the rug? also...will this be a large amount deducted from my apt. deposit? thanks for your help

2007-07-25 13:01:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

is a exterior house painting

2007-07-25 13:01:04 · 6 answers · asked by Raul f 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Help! im moving into my new apartment and today my neighboor confronted me and told me that he is a sexologist? (idk if its spelled right) ad that the wall connecting his n my apartment is in his room and my kids room, he says that since i have kids he doesnt want them to hear anything since his clients always come over and it gets kinda nasty. We both came into agreement that we would find a way to soundproof the walls and both pay for it...how do we do it?

2007-07-25 12:55:28 · 10 answers · asked by xxd0p3yxx 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

As a SAHM and just in general a frugal person, I am always looking for tips to save money. I will share a few of mine too. Here are my favorite money saving tips

Use a crock pot, it takes less money to run than your oves, saves tons of time, food turns out great, and it doesn't heat the house.

Use a Toaster oven. When I'm not cooking in the crock pot I'm cooking in my toaster oven. I bought one big enough to bake pies, bread, cake in square cake pan, cookies, chicken, steaks, etc..... I bought a regular toaster for making toast. I feel making toast in a large toaster oven is a waste of electricity.

Buy used when possible. I bought my sons loft bed for $150 the same exact bed sales for $1000 at our local kids furniture store. I bought his power wheels 2 seater jeep for $30. and I bought a Quadra Fire gas insert for $250, we were looking at the same one at a local store for $2500. These are just a few bargains I have found.

2007-07-25 12:47:42 · 11 answers · asked by Michelle M 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-07-25 12:46:48 · 10 answers · asked by puppy_heart2002 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i went out to pick up the mornning paper off my step. i heard a noise in the bushes, looked over there....right before my eyes...was a pixy. then two, three, four, etc appeared. i am looking out my window now....my garden is over-run with them. how do i get rid of them?

2007-07-25 12:45:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

we just purchased a home and it has a nice pine wood wall, but the previous owner had a lot of pictures on the wall and their is shadows , where they were hanging,, the spaces are a lot lighter than the rest of the wall, , as far as i can tell the wall was not treated , how to fix ??? thanks

2007-07-25 12:45:13 · 4 answers · asked by piglet 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I've never had a problem with ants before in my house, but nowadays I keep seeing them over and over and over. They're in my bedroom, bathrooms, and living room. I kept everything clean and use baby powder, febreeze air effects, and Raid often if I see them. I've even sprayed the ants outside my home to make sure they don't come into my house. Help ME!

2007-07-25 12:42:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

As you can guess from my question, I kinda had a bad spill today. I suppose I need to know how you can get stains out of books in general, if anyone knows anything about strawberries specifically, that would be better. I need to know the answer before my book is due next Monday, or else I might have to pay to replace it, yikes!

2007-07-25 12:37:45 · 5 answers · asked by Steve 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Can someone tell me how to remove wallpaper without using chemicals? A home method.

2007-07-25 12:34:49 · 5 answers · asked by dazi369 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-07-25 12:30:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

We live in close apartments.

2007-07-25 12:28:18 · 8 answers · asked by Forever Brooklyn 2 in Other - Home & Garden

What is a good way to get rid of them?

2007-07-25 12:23:08 · 12 answers · asked by TJTB 7 in Other - Home & Garden

What do more people in the U.S. have; carpet or wood floors?

2007-07-25 12:15:56 · 5 answers · asked by Bruna 2 in Other - Home & Garden

We have a slow draining sink and we've already tried cleaning and plunging. The auger/snake won't fit through the sink hole because of the stopper thing that gets in the way. So, I've been trying to unscrew the trap underneath to clean it out, but it won't unscrew. One side is really stuck. Is there a specific way or trick to unloosening the trap pipe? (ie both grips unscrews counterclockwise right?) It is plastic. Would I have to go out and buy a pipe wrench or call a plumber?

many thanks

2007-07-25 12:11:54 · 8 answers · asked by curious cat 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm washing clothes now and I have a white bloson and I wanted to get the musty scent out and washing it doesn't work. PLZ help. Thank you:]

2007-07-25 12:10:15 · 4 answers · asked by Choosen 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

How can you make the cloudines go away. I just recently put too much chlorine.shock.algae killer and now its cloudy and a little bit green. I'm wondering it shouldn't be green since there is more than enough chlorine. WHat happened was i tried to filter it but that wouldn't help. I also scrubbed the bottom of my pool and the powder from the shock treatment was comming up i could see the powder moving around at the bottom as i scrubbed. I just finished scrubbing and got rid of the green stuff, but it's still semi-cloudy what shall i do next. Can you give me steps or an answer that's clear. Thanks so much.

2007-07-25 12:07:40 · 3 answers · asked by YAHfTRIXKER753 1 in Other - Home & Garden